Classical Ballet

Welcome to Ohman School of Ballet
Located in Commack, NY, our school serves as a training ground for promising young dancers and offers aspiring students the opportunity to learn classical ballet in the tradition of George Balanchine. The school opens its doors to all students who wish to learn proper ballet technique regardless of their future aspirations.

May 29, 2014 was the 40th anniversary of New York Dance Theatre and the 35th anniversary of Ohman School of Ballet. Both are Not-for-profit Arts Organizations with Frank Ohman President.

Balanchine’s Dancing Cowboy

Balanchine’s Dancing Cowboy, authored by Frank and his good friend Emily Berkowitz, is an inspiring, American success story of a boy living in the rural West who sees a movie that changes his life, and with talent and work rises to become part of one of the world’s finest ballet companies. It is also the story of Frank’s relationship with his master teacher and caring friend, George Balanchine, and the life lessons he learned from him, in and out of ballet class.

Frank Ohman

Founder, Ballet Master, Artistic Director

Frank Ohman is an internationally known dance professional. His critically acclaimed ballet career began with the San Francisco Ballet in 1959 and in 1962 he joined the New York City Ballet where he was a soloist for twenty-two years. During his distinguished performing career, Frank studied professionally with George Balanchine, Lew Christensen, Harold Christensen, Ernest Belcher, David Lichine, Alexandra Danilova, Muriel Stuart, Andre Eglevsky, Stanley Williams, Pierre Vadimirov and John Taras.

Watch: Violette Verdy on Balanchine:
“He Gave Valentines to Each One of Us”

Dancer-turned-director Damian Woetzel created a Studio 5 event that highlighted three signature George Balanchine ballets from 1960. The night ended up being a tribute to the lyrical, idiosyncratic, and wildly apt coaching language of Woetzel’s guest, NYCB legend Violette Verdy.